LESSON 19- THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE

New words:

  • a cumpăra (verb, Ist conjugation)= to buy
  • pe (preposition) =on
  • aici (adverb)= here
  • în (preposition) =in
  • pădure (noun, feminine) =forest

The nominative and accusative cases forms of the indefinite article are:

For masculine and neuter singular: un

For feminine singular: o

For masculine, feminine and neuter plural: nişte

Read and listen to the following sentences:

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Eu am o carte=I have a book.

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Tu cumperi nişte flori=You are buying some flowers.

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Pe cap are o basma=On the head she has a kerchief.

(As a rule we do not use the personal pronoun before a verb. We say: “are” rather than: “ea are.”)

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Aici lucrează nişte fete=Here some girls are working.

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Un bărbat cântă=A man is singing

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În pădure sunt nişte lei şi nişte tigri=In the forest there are some lions and some tigers.

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Nişte bărbaţi lucrează in casă=Some men are working in the house.

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Nişte fete pictează=Some girls are painting.